Recorded 1955–1996 Boys' name Peak 1982 54 births

Terreance — boys' name

54 babies named Terreance in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71970s121980s241990s11
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Terreance was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

9 babies were named Terreance in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Terreance

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Terreance between 1955 and 1996, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Terreance currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Terreance performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Terreance shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Terreance in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 54 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Terreance at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

54

Since 1955

42 years of records

Peak year

1982

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1955

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1996

Terreance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1955

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1982)
9
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
45678910 19961990198819871982197519711955 7

Terreance by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 44% of Terreance's all-time total
1950s71970s121980s241990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Terreance?
54 babies have been named Terreance since 1955. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1982 with 9 births.
When was Terreance most popular?
Terreance was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Terreance been used?
Terreance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 42 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Terreance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Terry, Terrence, Terrance, Terrell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.